Table 1 Characteristics of the total sample of 1294 CRC long-term survivors and according to an HRQOL summary score below or at/above the median
Participant characteristics | Total sample | Summary score < median | Summary score ≥ median | pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total no. of individuals, n | 1294 | 647 | 647 | Â |
No. of deaths, n (%) | 175 (14) | 117 (18) | 58 (9) | < 0.0001 |
Sex, n (%) | ||||
 Men | 740 (57) | 362 (56) | 378 (58) |  |
 Women | 554 (43) | 285 (44) | 269 (42) | 0.37 |
Age at diagnosis, y | 62 (56–66) | 62 (56–66) | 61 (57–65) | 0.27 |
Age at HRQOL assessment, y | 69 (64–73) | 69 (63–74) | 69 (64–73) | 0.25 |
Time between CRC diagnosis and HRQOL assessment, y | 6 (5–8) | 6 (5–8) | 6 (5–8) | 0.37 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 26.2 (23.9–29.2) | 26.4 (24.0–29.4) | 26.0 (23.7–28.9) | 0.02 |
Physical activity, MET-hours/week | 101 (65–149) | 102 (64–144) | 100 (66–152) | 0.35 |
Education, n (%) | ||||
 Low | 597 (46) | 311 (48) | 286 (44) |  |
 Middle | 393 (30) | 196 (30) | 197 (30) |  |
 High | 292 (23) | 135 (21) | 157 (24) |  |
 Unknown | 12 (1) | 5 (1) | 7 (1) | 0.39 |
Family status, n (%) | ||||
 Single | 52 (4) | 27 (4) | 25 (4) |  |
 Married or in a partnership | 991 (77) | 482 (75) | 509 (79) |  |
 Divorced | 65 (5) | 37 (6) | 28 (4) |  |
 Widowed | 147 (11) | 76 (12) | 71 (11) |  |
 Unknown | 39 (3) | 25 (4) | 14 (2) | 0.26 |
Smoking status, n (%) | ||||
 Never | 509 (39) | 238 (37) | 271 (42) |  |
 Former | 649 (50) | 342 (53) | 307 (47) |  |
 Current | 116 (9) | 56 (9) | 60 (9) |  |
 Unknown | 20 (2) | 11 (2) | 9 (1) | 0.22 |
Tumor location, n (%) | ||||
 Colon | 613 (47) | 278 (43) | 335 (52) |  |
 Rectum | 552 (43) | 293 (45) | 259 (40) |  |
 Both | 58 (4) | 39 (6) | 19 (3) |  |
 Unknown | 71 (5) | 37 (6) | 34 (5) | 0.002 |
Metastases, n (%) | ||||
 Yes | 209 (16) | 124 (19) | 85 (13) |  |
 No | 872 (67) | 429 (66) | 443 (68) |  |
 Unknown | 213 (16) | 94 (15) | 119 (18) | 0.005 |
Other Cancer, n (%) | ||||
 Yes | 270 (21) | 154 (24) | 116 (18) |  |
 No | 997 (77) | 482 (75) | 515 (80) |  |
 Unknown | 27 (2) | 11 (2) | 16 (2) | 0.03 |
Therapy, n (%) | ||||
 None | 681 (53) | 319 (49) | 362 (56) |  |
 Chemotherapy | 285 (22) | 135 (21) | 150 (23) |  |
 Radiation | 40 (3) | 21 (3) | 19 (3) |  |
 Chemotherapy and radiation | 268 (21) | 164 (25) | 104 (16) |  |
 Unknown | 20 (2) | 8 (1) | 12 (2) | 0.001 |
Current Stoma, n (%) | ||||
 Yes | 151 (12) | 89 (14) | 62 (10) |  |
 No | 1130 (87) | 551 (85) | 579 (89) |  |
 Unknown | 13 (1) | 7 (1) | 6 (1) | 0.06 |